Peony Registry

Mrs. M.P. Clough

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Cultivar
Mrs. M.P. Clough
Originator
Shaylor
Group
Lactiflora
Date
1915
Country
USA, MA

Double type; very large; midseason. Pale rose-pink guard-petals, large, cupped, smooth, relaxing with age; collar full and wide, with many well-shaped narrow petals of creamy white; develops a star-like and flat crown, with many petals graduated to a wheel-like center, a little paler than the guard petals, shading to creamy white; fragrance poor. Medium height; strong growth; free-blooming. Foliage good but not heavy. A rather coarse variety of excellent substance, forming a tall, cylindrical flower. “Pleasant fragrance.”—Thurlow.

Reference: 1928-B-d:130